by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
(a) Form Prescribed by Supreme Judicial Court. The petition shall be in the form prescribed by the Supreme Judicial Court.(b) Challenges Allowed in Single Petition. The petition shall be limited to the assertion of a claim for review of one or more criminal judgments...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
(a) Voluntary Dismissal: Effect Thereof. (1)By Plaintiff; by Stipulation. Subject to the provisions of Rule 23(e) and of any statute, an action may be dismissed by the plaintiff without order of court (i) by filing a notice of dismissal at any time before service by...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
A petitioner must satisfy the following five statutory prerequisites to permit an adjudication on the merits by the assigned court:(1) Restraint or impediment under 15 M.R.S. ยง2124;(2) Prior exhaustion of remedies incidental to the proceedings in the trial court, or...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
(a)Definitions.(1) “Continuance Order” is defined as an order entered by a judge that effectively removes a case from a trial list or date certain court event in response to a written motion. Absent the entry of a continuance order, a case is subject to...
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Maine
An action for post-conviction review pursuant to 15 M.R.S. ch. 305-A shall be docketed by the clerk in the Unified Criminal Docket.Me. R. Uni. Crim. P. 65Last amended effective November 2, 2016.
by admin | May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Maine
(a) By Jury. When trial by jury has been demanded as provided in Rule 38 or Rule 76C, the action shall be placed on the Jury Trial List when appropriate under Rule 16, and the trial of all issues so demanded shall be by jury, unless (1) the parties or their attorneys...
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